Split People in a Split World 345But wait, is it me who is dragging you through the mud, or am I just
describing the muck in which we all wallow? Well, you decide. Meanwhile,
let us see if we can continue our tour of the mind. And, for those of you
who find Perceiver associations disorienting, if you survive one more
section, we will finish this first volume by tying a number of these threads
together.
Putting the Right Foot Backward
I have suggested that when the me of my physical body moves ahead of
the me of Mercy identification, then Teacher „multiple personalities‟ and
„schizophrenia‟ become an integral part of society. If symmetry holds—
and I have found that when looking at the mind, symmetry always works—
then the „opposite‟ problem should have the „opposite‟ cause. In other
words, Mercy multiple personalities and schizophrenia should be a
byproduct of a me of Mercy identification which is moving too far beyond
the me of my physical body. This also appears to be the case. We will
examine this specific symmetry and then show how it connects with our
discussion so far—and see why I have titled this section, „putting the right
foot backward.‟
Multiple personalities are usually caused when a Mercy person, or
possibly some other cognitive style, is violated sexually as a small child.A
This definitely is a case of feelings running past physical growth. The child
has a small, undeveloped body. He has not yet
had the years of experience which are required
to teach common sense, nor the knowledge of
what it means to live within an adult body.
Therefore, the me related to his physical body
is fragile and immature. Now, suppose that
some adult comes along and uses his emotional
significance (remember that to a little child,
grown-ups are almost godlike) to force Mercy
strategy in the child to identify with a physical
invasion of personal privacy. The only way that
the child can defend himself is through the me
of Mercy identification: He blocks off the
horrible experience and pretends that it is not me.
A It may be possible that all cases of multiple personalities (as defined in
the current medical literature) involve Mercy persons. However, in order to
make this statement, I would have to look in detail at a large number of
incidents. At present, all I can say with certainty is that the information
which I have read is consistent with my hypothesis that multiple
personalities is a disease which happens to the Mercy person. Therefore, I
say „usually‟ and „possibly.‟